Prosecutors say 57-year-old David McLeod set the fire that killed Carl Hina and his wife, their 4-month-old daughter and Carl Hina's 12-year-old daughter. Fifteen other residents of the apartment house fled.

Investigators arrested McLeod in West Sacramento, Calif., in 2010, charging him with four counts of second-degree murder.

Juror questioning will resume Tuesday.

The Supreme Court cleared the way for his trial with a ruling that prosecutors may use the testimony of arson experts whose findings are based in part on statements by a witness who has since died.